When members of the House of Commons and other debaters call out Chair, they mean that the chairman is not properly supported, and his words not obeyed as they ought to be. Another form of the same expression is, Pray support the chair.

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Groaning chair. The chair in which a woman is confined or sits afterwards to receive congratulations. Similarly groaning cake and groaning cheese are the cake and cheese which used to be provided in Goose month.